Balance: Upload Pretenders

[chrispedersen]

Age:Multi-age
Frequency:40
Research: Std.
Mods:...Single Age, Balance & CBM 1.41 are combined in the attached BalanceGame mod. See: http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=43566 for notes.
Map: Parganos 8+1; See below
Banned: Hinnom, Ashdod. Bogus Orders, Lab-filling.
GoodPlayerPledge: Yes please.


Map Discussion:

Due to the presence of LA-Atlantis, I wanted a map with around 15 provinces per player and fairly uniformly distributed water. I believe Parganos 8+1 fits that description.

My second choices were Pangaea and Primea Semi Rand (just for the interesting randoms). Absent objection I will open the game for pretenders later today.



Changes done by the Balance Mod:
1. Most path boosters are more difficult to build. Due to the limitations of editing, this means they are both more expensive (more gems) and require more paths to make.

This is to give a small boost to the nations that are naturally multipath: yomi, tc, bogarus come to mind, for example.

2. No generators. Clams, bloodstones, and fever fetishes are not forgeable. Compensation was given to the most affected nations. Except, sadly Machaka once again.

3. Old age is removed from some secondary units from weaker nations, (abysian assassins for example).

4. Some weaker nations get new national spells, units. Agartha, Yomi, Oceania.

Anyway most of the changes can be documented in the Balance mod.
(Which the most recent update to the mod will be attached to this thread tomorrow).

Because I wrote the mod, I will choose nation last.

ChrisPedersen: EA-Agartha
Ossa LA-Atlantis
Pelthin LA-Pangaea
Ghoul31 Ea-Niefleheim
AlpineJoe EA-Yomi
AlgaeNymph LA-Agartha
Bwaha EA-Sauromatia
The Vanishag LA-Mictlan
Strabo MA-Oceania

[Pelthin]

I am so game, since my first turn to sub in Nox was to see everyone lose.

[Ossa]

I'd like to join as... uhm... LA Atlantis

[chrispedersen]

Originally Posted by Pelthin

I am so game, since my first turn to sub in Nox was to see everyone lose.

What nation Peltin = )

[Pelthin]

Originally Posted by chrispedersen

What nation Peltin = )

How about LA PANGAEA. That should be a good one to try.

[Alpine Joe]

I'll get in this as Yomi.

[ghoul31]

I'll take niefelheim

[chrispedersen]

Originally Posted by ghoul31

I'll take niefelheim

I think we're still awaiting Niefle pretender!

[chrispedersen]

Tien got a couple of new spells in this mod; One of the major ones "Angels Among Us" did not work. Despite a lot of work to try and make the spell function as intended, it was not possible.

Angels among us was supposed to battle summon an archangel. As all battle summons, it was not intended to be permanent.

As the only way to make it work was to make it a ritual spell instead, I have dones so. As part of continuing development I also added a "Flames of Our Youth" spell.

I don't want people to think I am trying to get untoward advantage or that they don't have time to analyze it. So I'll change to EA-Agartha. Nothing else changes for any other nation.

So the current BalanceGame; I'll ask llama to update it on the server as well.

[Bwaha]

I was hoping to start today. Who are we waiting for?
Can we just replace them???